Attachment for syringes.



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CHARLES L. LOFFLER, OF SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA.

ATTAcrnvrENT on SYRINGES.

Specification of Letters Iatent. Application filed March 8, 1906. Serial No. 304,959.

Patented Dec. 1, 1908.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES L. LOFFLER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Sioux Falls, in the county of Minnehaha and State of South Dakota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Attachments for Syringes; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to the class of surgery, but more particularly to syringes, and has for its object to provide anattachment for fountain or bulb syringes, irrigators or hot water bags to be employed for irrigating the rectum or colon of the human body. i

A further object of my invention is to provide a device of this class which can be easily and conveniently employed, doing away with pain and tenesmus.

With these objects in view my invention consists in the arrangement of the attachment on the metallic plate, as will be first fully described and afterwards specifically pointed out in the appended claim.

Referring to the accompanying drawing: Figure 1 is a perspective view of the attachment. Fig. 2 is a vertical section through the same, and Fig. 3 is an enlarged vertical sectional view through the metallic connections.

Like numerals of reference indicate the same parts throughout the several figures in which, 1 indicates the attachment and 2 ahot water bag. It is-of courseunderstood that any practical bulb, fountain syringe or irrigator can be employed in place of a hot water bag.

The attachment 1 comprises the fiat metallic plate 3 and the metallic connections 4 and 5, said connection 4 being provided with threads 6 to accommodate the rectal syringe tube 7, and the connection 5 being provided with a series of annular beads or otherwise serrated in order to form a tight union with the tube 8, said connections 4 and 5 being integral and at right angles to each other.

As shown the connections 4 and 5 are at right angles to each other and are secured to the plate 3 in any convenient manner, but preferably soldered or brazed thereto.

The metallic connections 4 and 5 are integral and are formed on a flat base which as above stated is preferably soldered or brazed to the rigid plates 3. The lower portion of the beaded connection 5 is slightly above the surface of the rigid plate 3 and is at a height suflicient to accommodate the end of the tube 8 between the beaded connection and the surface of the rigid plate 3 in such manner that the surface of the rigid plate 3 will jam the tube into the annular beaded portion of the beaded connection in order to efiect a more substantial union of connection between the tube 8 and the beaded connection 5, thereby lessening the liability of accidental disconnection of the tube 8 when pressure is applied to the hot water bottle 2.

Having thus described the several parts of my invention, itsoperation is as follows: The bag or receptacle 2 holding the cleansing or healing preparation being connected to the connection 5, the plate 3 is placed upon a chair or other support providing a flat solid surface. The patient then sits over the rectal syringe tube, said tube entering the rectum or colon, the extent of entrance of the tube depending upon the downward pressure exerted by the patient. When the tube is in the desired position the hot water bag or other receptacle is compressed or otherwise operated so as to force a quantity of the solution into the rectum or colon.

By this construction either a large or small volume of the solution can be carried into tfille body without any inconvenience or over- Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

In a device of the character described, the combination with a hot water bag, of a rigid plate, an attachment carried on said plate, said attachmentcomprising a flat base adapted to be secured on said rigid plate, a

threaded connection formed on said base lower portion of said beaded connection being of a height above the said rigid plate in order to accommodate the said tube between the said beaded connection and the saidl rigid plate in such manner that the said! rigid plate jams the said rubber tube into the beaded portion of the said beaded 0011- l nection in order to cause a more perfect;

union between the said tube and the said beaded connection, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof, I aflix niy signature, in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES L. LOFFLER. Witnesses MARTIN LARSON, MARTIN V. BIOGILLIARD. 

